HCPCS codes / G / G8601
G8601
Iv thrombolytic therapy not initiated within 4.5 hours (<= 270 minutes) of time last known well for reasons documented by clinician (e.g. patient enrolled in clinical trial for stroke, patient admitted for elective carotid intervention)
- Code type
- HCPCS Level II
- Coverage
- Carrier judgment
- BETOS category
- M5D
- Pricing indicator
- 00
- Effective date
- 20240101
Verify before billing. Confirm against current official CMS HCPCS files and your payer's rules before clinical or claims use.